The S55 is a regional railway line of the S-Bahn Zürich on the Zürcher Verkehrsverbund (ZVV), Zürich transportation network, in the canton of Zürich

Canton of Zürich

The Canton of Zurich has a population of . The canton is located in the northeast of Switzerland and the city of Zurich is its capital. The official language is German, but people speak the local Swiss German dialect called Züritüütsch...

 in Switzerland

Switzerland

Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....

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Route

The line runs from the northwest of the canton of Zürich

Canton of Zürich

The Canton of Zurich has a population of . The canton is located in the northeast of Switzerland and the city of Zurich is its capital. The official language is German, but people speak the local Swiss German dialect called Züritüütsch...

 from Niederweningen

Niederweningen

Niederweningen is a municipality in the district of Dielsdorf in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland.-History:Niederweningen is first mentioned between 1096 and 1111 as Waningen. In 1269 it was mentioned as Nidirunweningin.-Geography:...

 and heads for Oberglatt

Oberglatt

Oberglatt is a municipality in the district of Dielsdorf in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland, and belongs to the Glatt Valley . Zürich Airport is partially in Oberglatt.-Geography:...

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Its only six train stations are the same as of the line S5 (ZVV)

S5 (ZVV)

The S5 is a regional railway line of the S-Bahn Zürich on the Zürcher Verkehrsverbund , Zürich transportation network, and is one of the network's lines connecting the cantons of Zürich, St...

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Stations

• Niederweningen
  Niederweningen
  Niederweningen is a municipality in the district of Dielsdorf in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland.-History:Niederweningen is first mentioned between 1096 and 1111 as Waningen. In 1269 it was mentioned as Nidirunweningin.-Geography:...
  
  
• Niederweningen Dorf
• Schöfflisdorf
  Schöfflisdorf
  Schöfflisdorf is a municipality in the district of Dielsdorf in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland.-Geography:Schöfflisdorf has an area of . Of this area, 43.2% is used for agricultural purposes, while 45.2% is forested...
  
  -Oberweningen
  Oberweningen
  Oberweningen is a municipality in the district of Dielsdorf in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland.-History:Oberweningen is first mentioned around 1096-1111 as Waningen. In 1291 it was mentioned as Oberenweningen.-Geography:...
  
  
• Steinmaur
  Steinmaur
  Steinmaur is a municipality in the district of Dielsdorf in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland.-Geography:Steinmaur has an area of . Of this area, 57.1% is used for agricultural purposes, while 29.5% is forested...
  
  
• Dielsdorf
  Dielsdorf
  Dielsdorf is a municipality, seat of the district of Dielsdorf in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland.-Geography:Dielsdorf has an area of . Of this area, 37% is used for agricultural purposes, while 30.2% is forested...
  
  
• Niederhasli
  Niederhasli
  Niederhasli is a municipality in the district of Dielsdorf in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland.-Geography:Niederhasli has an area of . Of this area, 58.3% is used for agricultural purposes, while 21.5% is forested...
  
  
• Oberglatt
  Oberglatt
  Oberglatt is a municipality in the district of Dielsdorf in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland, and belongs to the Glatt Valley . Zürich Airport is partially in Oberglatt.-Geography:...
  
  

Rolling stock

All services are operated by Re 450 class

SBB-CFF-FFS Re 450

The Re 450 is a four axle electric locomotive, used by Swiss Federal Railways on S-Bahn services in Zürich. Under the old Swiss class system, they would have been known as Re 4/4V. They are usually found working with fixed formations of three double-deck passenger carriages, the rear-most of which...

 locomotives pushing or pulling

Push-pull train

Push–pull is a mode of operation for locomotive-hauled trains allowing them to be driven from either end.A push–pull train has a locomotive at one end of the train, connected via some form of remote control, such as multiple-unit train control, to a vehicle equipped with a control cab at the other...

 double-deck passenger carriages.

Scheduling

The train frequency is usually every 60 minutes alternating with the S5 line and the trip takes 16 minutes.

See also

• Rail transport in Switzerland
  Rail transport in Switzerland
  The railways of Switzerland include and narrow gauge .*Network size: 5,063 km*standard gauge: , of which is electrified.*narrow gauge: , of which is electrified...
  
  
• Trams in Zürich